Coyote Lake (2019)

Coyote Lake: Directed by Sara Seligman. With Camila Mendes, Adriana Barraza, Charlie Weber, Neil Sandilands. Ester and her overbearing mother run a small bed-and-breakfast near the US/Mexico border. Two unwanted guests arrive, threatening everyone’s safety. But the two women hide a secret that may prove the most dangerous of all.

“If you look through the other reviews here youu0026#39;ll see a rash of early 10s and from then on it seems like every review swings wildly between love and extreme dislike.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf I had to guess why it would be around expectations and perhaps marketing too. This film isnu0026#39;t a thriller or a horror in the conventional sense. Thatu0026#39;s neither bad or good in itself, but if you were expecting a slasher film youu0026#39;d be disappointed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInstead Coyote Lake is a dark but gently paced and fairly simple story that is well written, well shot and well acted.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would definitely recommend it, but I would also advise that the viewer goes in with as little expectations as possible to maximise the experience.”